Wonder

All 258 rated mentions, most helpful first

  • replying to u/Title26: I was ready to not hate and gave it a chance, but their food really does suck. Even something easy like a chicken sandwich was bad.

    The chicken sandwich was AWFUL. We got an offer in the mail for something ridiculous where our meal was basically free back when they first opened in the city. More breading than chicken and it wasn't crispy. Almost stale?

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  • replying to u/cawfytawk: Deep dish is from Chicago. Not NYC. Uno IS a chain. Don't bother trying it. It's not good. If you want something like that, try Nate's Detroit Pizza. Or Detroit Brick Pizza @ Wonder

    Detroit Brick from Wonder was single-handedly the worst pizza I have ever eaten in my life. Literally tasteless dough with Chef Boyardee sauce slapped on top. Disgusting.

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  • replying to u/Emjlok: For a while they had a deal where you could get 15$ free, and I would make fake phone numbers to get free food a few times…. It’s shocking how bad nearly everything they make is. I also documented a huge number of their five star reviews are Wonder staff

    It’s no wonder the food taste bad when they are optimized like a factory. With that said, it’s hard to mess up Poke so at least that’s the one mildly ok thing to get there if you’re getting a huge discount to order

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  • replying to u/cawfytawk: Deep dish is from Chicago. Not NYC. Uno IS a chain. Don't bother trying it. It's not good. If you want something like that, try Nate's Detroit Pizza. Or Detroit Brick Pizza @ Wonder

    I’ve found nothing on Wonder to be even close to what the original restaurant tastes like. Seems like a micro kitchen with limited ingredients they just reheat for every dish. Only reason to eat there is you have a coupon

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  • replying to u/Knowledgelearns: Check out Wonder. They have all these restaurants under one roof for pick up or delivery. One of the restaurants is from Jonathan Waxman and they have his roast chicken on the menu. I believe it is similar to the one you would find at Barbuto.

    Wonder literally just microwaves food that’s been cooked in a warehouse a few days ago. There are no actual hobs on the premises. It’s like fancy ready meals.

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  • replying to u/bikerfriend: I have wondered about wonder anyone tried? I love Charles pan fried chicken

    the salad was one of the worst I’ve ever eaten

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  • replying to u/Independent_Crew_186: Untrue

    I used to work there, great experience but the food is overly priced dog food garbage.

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  • Twice was enough. For reference, I got boneless wings which were probably ground chicken with a disgusting texture the other time just fries and they were passable at best.

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  • Overall I just like being able to indulge in a variety of foods and have lots of leftovers for lunch and dinner the next day so I really enjoy the food-hall delivery concept.

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  • So salty, some crunchy noodles, and very weird eggs/chicken. Notttt good but at least it was only $8?

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  • And it was… fine? I kind of just felt like I was getting run of the mill frozen meals from a grocery store warmed up for me. I could justify the $5, but I couldn’t imagine paying 20 American dollars for Aldi food, even Trader Joe’s is better lol.

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  • They’re literally just 100 ”restaurants” in one, horrible frozen food microwaved and designed (probably even ai-generated) to look good in their ads, taking loads of money from actually delicious small businesses.

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  • replying to u/sparrowhawkward: Wonder.

    If you ever wonder what a restaurant that serves food delivered frozen in vacuum sealed bags tastes like, eat here

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  • replying to u/AdeGamisou2020: These things are all over the country, aren't they? I figured it would be good if you were in some remote rural place and actually wanted to eat something that wasn't a burger. In NYC, you'd have to be nuts, unless you've got some coupon that makes it practically free.

    I've eaten from there exactly once and the food was terrible. Like, not even joking it was like worse than if they had just microwaved a frozen TV dinner put in a cardboard box.

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  • I was ready to not hate and gave it a chance, but their food really does suck. Even something easy like a chicken sandwich was bad.

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  • Wonder is awful. I ordered with my friends and got chili cheese fries for myself. The “chili” was a single pinto bean atop my barely melted cheese fries. Never again.

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  • replying to u/AttemptRough3891: They left out the rest, it should have read 'If you ever wonder what a restaurant that serves food delivered frozen in vacuum sealed bags tastes like, eat here"

    I ordered from there once, before I realized what Wonder actually is. They quite literally left the assembly instructions on the bag.

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  • replying to u/FelneusLeviathan: Okay I’m out of the loop but what is wonder? I’m getting the sense that it’s one of those bowl places but like acts as a ghost kitchen as well. How does the food compare to like just salad?

    what you are really getting is one minimum wage line cook popping a bunch of different microwave meals in the same kitchen

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  • replying to u/jamaicanmecrazy1luv: One day I'll get it at a significant discount and then never go again. You can tell they're spending a lot

    I got a coupon for $25 off and still feel like I paid too much for the very average Chinese food. There is literally no reason to use Wonder instead of supporting a better, family owned local restaurant.

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  • replying to u/Winter-Island7918: If you’re mad about Wonder, you really shouldn’t be using the major food delivery apps either. If you insist on takeout, see if the restaurant has a direct ordering link via their website. If you’re sus of a food place you found on DoorDash, etc, Google the address before ordering.

    I don't like that Wonder basically just reheats food. I want someone to actually cook it, which ghost kitchens still do.

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  • Tried it and it was mid. Actually tasted like microwave food and was really soggy.

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  • replying to u/Alert-Painting1164: I have to assume this will burn a load of VC cash and ultimately fail - who’s actually using it?

    stopped when order included half raw (like, grocery store-pink) wings.

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  • I’m probably alone in this but I lowkey think most of the food is good. I can’t explain it and I hate that I like it, but I do. Only callout is it’s all mad salty.

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  • replying to u/md222: You don't like your food being shipped in frozen and reheated in a microwave before serving?

    Like I know damn well it does not take that long to heat up food that probably comes from the distributor in a plastic bag 🤣

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  • replying to u/Alert-Painting1164: I have to assume this will burn a load of VC cash and ultimately fail - who’s actually using it?

    i can bbq my own steak not have a bag boiled one for 3x the price

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  • replying to u/yasth: Some of them are less obvious, like SRIPRAPHAI is a real place in queens, and a wonder "brand", the real version still wins on google (at least for me). Wonder's version (had a huge coupon) tastes like the supermarket version of the real thing.

    I once ordered delivery from SriPraPhai, which is less than a mile from me, and it was inedible. I truly thought the restaurant had gone downhill and was deeply disappointed Come to find out, well over a year later, that it was highly likely from a Wonder.

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  • replying to u/AdeGamisou2020: These things are all over the country, aren't they? I figured it would be good if you were in some remote rural place and actually wanted to eat something that wasn't a burger. In NYC, you'd have to be nuts, unless you've got some coupon that makes it practically free.

    The $10 salad beats most salad places. Larger portions too.

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  • replying to u/AdeGamisou2020: These things are all over the country, aren't they? I figured it would be good if you were in some remote rural place and actually wanted to eat something that wasn't a burger. In NYC, you'd have to be nuts, unless you've got some coupon that makes it practically free.

    It’s Applebee’s, but expensive and multicultural and without a bar.

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  • replying to u/sparrowhawkward: Wonder.

    Was it bad? No, it wasn’t terrible, though I’m certain it was pre-made and thrown in microwave pre-delivery. No more Wonder.

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  • replying to u/Specialist_Grade_662: I'm rooting for their failure on a community level. However, as a pure business I'm not sure why folks think it's likely to fail. The kitchens look like a factory. Lots of automation, which likely shaves labor costs. Why would they not be a profitable business? Not saying they'll develop some kind of monopoly, but does that mean they won't make enough money to make it worth it to stay in business?

    Because their food is shit.

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  • replying to u/Elio555: Honestly, the Bobby Flay steak from Wonder is pretty good

    I have been pretty happy with the steak from Wonder

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  • replying to u/daddysatan53: Ugh yeah, anything vc and private equity. Honestly I live in Connecticut and just got this post suggested in my feed—we’re getting one of those Wonder things put in down the road, it’s so lame. And to add insult to injury, it’s going on top of the former location of one of our beloved Duchess franchises!

    Food is not good. One of the worst delivery experiences ever. Not to mention it arrived all leaking and messy.

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  • replying to u/Konflictcam: The thing is, food is much, much better pretty much everywhere than it was 20 years ago, so I kind of think you’d have to be nuts anywhere. It’s Applebee’s, but expensive and multicultural and without a bar.

    Prices are way up, portions are down, and overall quality and experience is mixed.

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  • replying to u/crzyyy: I’m probably alone in this but I lowkey think most of the food is good. I can’t explain it and I hate that I like it, but I do. Only callout is it’s all mad salty. We love the cheesesteak, the onion rings, the fake Cava bowls are decent, and my fave is the Caesar salad. It’s got the BEST dressing. Also this cornbread with honey on it? Delicious. Plenty of trash things too, namely the burgers.

    I really like their hot honey boneless wings. They are very yum

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